THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1923. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER A REVIEW OF PUBLIC EVENTS, 1923. -- CONTENTS. -- PREFATORY NOTE. -- THE CONSERVATIVE MINISTRY. -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1923. -- PART I. -- ENGLISH HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- BENEVOLENT NEUTRALITY IN THE RUHR. -- CHAPTER II. -- DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN DIFFICULTIES. -- CHAPTER III. -- A STRENUOUS PARLIAMENTARY SESSION -- CHAPTER IV. -- TOWARDS PROTECTION. -- CHAPTER V. -- PROTECTION DEFEATED. -- FOREIGN AND COLONIAL HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. -- CHAPTER II. -- IRELAND. -- NORTHERN IRELAND. -- THE IRISH FREE STATE. -- CHAPTER III. -- FRANCE. -- ITALY. -- CHAPTER IV. -- GERMANY. -- AUSTRIA. -- CHAPTER V. -- UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS. -- ESTONIA. -- FINLAND. -- LATVIA. -- LITHUANIA. -- POLAND -- CZECHOSLOVAKIA. -- HUNGARY. -- RUMANIA. -- KINGDOM OF THE SERBS, CROATS, AND SLOVENES. -- TURKEY. -- GREECE. -- ALBANIA. -- BULGARIA. -- CHAPTER VI. -- BELGIUM. -- THE NETHERLANDS. -- SWITZERLAND. -- SPAIN. -- PORTUGAL. -- DENMARK. -- SWEDEN. -- NORWAY. -- CHAPTER VII. -- PERSIA. -- AFGHANISTAN. -- IRAQ. -- PALESTINE. -- SYRIA. -- ARABIA. -- INDIA. -- CHAPTER VIII. -- CHINA. -- JAPAN. -- NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. -- CHAPTER IX. -- SOUTH AFRICA. -- MOROCCO. -- EGYPT. -- CHAPTER X. -- THE UNITED STATES. -- CANADA. -- LATIN AMERICA. -- ARGENTINA. -- BRAZIL. -- CENTRAL AMERICA. -- CHILE. -- COLOMBIA. -- CUBA. -- MEXICO. -- PERU. -- URUGUAY. -- OTHER REPUBLICS. -- CHAPTER XI. -- THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. -- NEW ZEALAND. -- PART II. -- CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1923. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- RETROSPECT OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART IN 1923. -- LITERATURE. -- GENERAL LITERATURE. -- FICTION. -- SCIENCE OF THE YEAR. -- THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. -- THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES.

ART, DRAMA, AND MUSIC. -- I. ART. -- II. DRAMA. -- III. MUSIC. -- FINANCE AND COMMERCE IN 1923. -- LAW. -- PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. -- BRITISH DEBT TO UNITED STATES. -- TERMS OF FUNDING. -- 1. AMOUNT OF INDEBTEDNESS. -- 2. ISSUE OF LONG-TIME OBLIGATIONS. -- 3. METHOD OF PAYMENT. -- 4. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION. -- 5. FORM OF BONDS. -- 6. REPAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL. -- 7. PAYMENTS BEFORE MATURITY. -- 8. CALCULATION OF INTEREST. -- 9. EXCHANGE FOR MARKETABLE OBLIGATIONS. -- 10. CANCELLATION AND SURRENDER OF DEMAND OBLIGATIONS. -- 11. NOTICES. -- II. PERMANENT CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. -- CHAPTER I.-FORM OF GOVERNMENT. -- CHAPTER II.-SOVEREIGNTY. -- CHAPTER III.-TERRITORY. -- CHAPTER IV. -CITIZENSHIP. -- CHAPTER V.-NATIONAL POWERS. -- CHAPTER VI.-PARLIAMENT. -- CHAPTER VII.-THE PRESIDENT. -- CHAPTER VIII.-THE CABINET. -- CHAPTER IX.-COURTS OF JUSTICE. -- CHAPTER X.-THE LAW. -- CHAPTER XI.-NATIONAL FINANCE. -- CHAPTER XII.--LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM. -- CHAPTER XIII.-AMENDMENTS TO AS WELL AS INTERPRETATION AND VALIDITY OF THE CONSTITUTION. -- III. GENERAL TREATY OF PEACE AND AMITY ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS. -- OBITUARY OF EMINENT PERSONS. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- INDEX.